CONTENTS. Dedication, 8 Preface, 5 I. What are Sacramentals? 19 II. The Treasures of the Missal, 17 III. The Treasures of the Ritual, 81 IV. The Treasures of the Breviary, 48 V. The Sign of the Cross, 64 VI. The Stations or Way of the Cross, 71 VII. The Holy Oils, 86 VIII. Holy Water, 106 IX. The Asperges, or Sprinkling of Holy Water before 117 X. The Forty Hours' Adoration and the Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 124 XI. The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 185 XII. The Scapular of Oar Lady of Mount Carmel, or Brown Scapular, 152 XIII. The Angelas, 165 XIV. The Miraculous Medal, 176 XV. The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 185 XVI. The Litanies, 198 XVII. The Paschal Candle, 205 XVIII. The Agnus Dei, 212 XIX. Blessed Candles, 227 XX. Blessed Ashes, 289 XXI. Blessed Palms, 245 XXII. The Nuptial Mass and Blessing, 253 XXIII. The Churching of Women, 266 XXIV. The Blessing and Thanksgiving at Meals, 272 XXV. Sacred Vestments, 279 XXVI. Church Bells, 294 XXVII. The Last Blessing, or Blessing "in Articulo Mortis" 300 XXVIII. The Burial Service, 311 XXIX. Mary Conceived without Sic the Patroness of the United States, 320 Digitized by Google.

"Nearly all the essays contained in this volume originally appeared in the Ave Maria or in the American Ecclesiastical Reviews."--Preface

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What are sacramentals? -- The treasures of the missal -- The treasures of the ritual -- The treasures of the breviary -- The sign of the cross -- The stations or way of the cross -- The holy oils -- Holy water -- The asperges, or sprinkling of holy water before mass -- The forty hours' adoration and the benediction of the most blessed sacrament -- The rosary of the blessed virgin Mary -- The scapular of our Lady of Mount Carmel, or brown scapular -- The angelus -- The miraculous medal -- The little office of the blessed virgin Mary -- The litanies -- The paschal candle -- The Agnus Dei -- Blessed candles -- Blessed ashes -- Blessed palms -- The nuptial mass and blessing -- The churching of women -- The blessing and thanksgiving at meals -- Sacred vestments -- Church bells -- The last blessing, or blessing "in articulo mortis" -- The burial service -- Mary conceived without sin, the patroness of the United States

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